Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterexposition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-ex-po-si-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.

Example Sentences

"The process, repeated, forms an exposition answered with a finale or counterexposition. The root of fugue is flight or fleeing and in musicology is eventually connected to a flight of fancy that brings us back to fantasia."

Etymology

From counter- + exposition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterexpositions (plural)

Questions

What does counterexposition mean?: An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.
Where does counterexposition come from?: From counter- + exposition.

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